The NDP have lost their way

AnneM said

I think Canada is now in a 2 party political choice.

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This is what I was saying in one of my earlier posts on the site, correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the NDP lost their official party status because of lack of seats last election. And while I am not a supporter of the NDP party I do think that having more than 2 parties in Canada is important to the overall health and equity of our country.

It can be very hard for 2 parties to represent the values and opinions of every group in Canada within the house of Commons, having more than 2 parties not only allows for more ideas to be tabled but it also helps prevents power abuse as if the people are not in favor of how the current two parties are running than there are always other options.

With all this considered though I do not see myself voting outside of the main 2 parties like most people because as most people say, they don't want to "throw away their vote." By wasting it on a party that will not get a seat and then will not represent them. Because personally I would rather have a party that represents most of my values get in rather than allow the apposing party to win.